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Rock Island and Thordarson's boathouse
1910
Rock Island State Park, Wisconsin
FleetCaptain Charles Kenyon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Chester Thordarson, an Icelandic immigrant who left school at fourteen and patented the million-volt transformer, bought an island and built a great hall and boathouse of local limestone with furniture carved with figures from the Icelandic sagas. No cars have ever been allowed. It is reached by two ferries and a walk, which is most of the appeal.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: documented spot
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